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May 29, 1923.

L. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Original Filed April 17, 1917 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 I May 29 1923.

L. F. HAGEMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Original Filed April 17, 1917 3 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR A'ITORNEY May 29, 1923. 1,456,771

| F. HAG EMANN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Original Filed April 17, 1917 I5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR ofagflw Patented May 29, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS F. HAGEMANN, OF NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPO- RATION OF ONTARIO, CANADA.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Application filed April 17, 1917, Serial No. 182,704.. Renewed July 23, 1920. Serial No. 398,541.

1 '0 all who 12bit may concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis F. lilAGlfiMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niagara Falls, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Autographic Registers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sheet feeding mechanisms, and with respect to its more specific features, to machines or devices wherein one or more webs of paper are fed over a writing tablet, there being interposed between the webs, when required, carbon or other transferring means whereby several impressions may be made from a single writing.

()ne of the objects f the invention 18 to enable accurate registration to be obtained of the symbols in that class of machines in which sheets bearing symbols are fed. More specifically, and in connection with the application of this invention to automatic registers in which a plurality of webs bearing printed sales forms or sheets thereon are fed over the bed of the machine, one of the objects of this invention is to adjust the position of the sheets so as to insure accurate registration f the forms relative to each other and to the machine.

Another object of the invention is to retain the paper in operative position in a machine of the character referred to when it is released by the feeding means.

Another object of this invention is to providea practical mechanism'for operating web aligning or adjusting mechanism so as to insure the operation of the same only at such times as are required.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth. and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming art of this specification, and wherein simi v lar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying this invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same;

Fig. 3 is a plan view; and

Figs. 4:, 5 and 6 are details of the alignment operating means.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, there is illustrated therein an autographic register, the frame of such machine being composed of side plates 1 fastened together by any suitable means, as by rods 2 extending thereacross. Journaled in the side plates, on rods 3, are the rolls of web 4. The webs are carried around guide pins 5 over the bed of the machine 6, which forms a writing table or support for the sheets. The bed or supportG may be provided at one end with depending ears, mounted for rotation on a shaft 9, later to be described, so that the supportinay be swung upwardly about the shaft 9 to permit of a convenient and ready access to the interior of the casing, as when it is desired to replenish the supply of webs. Suitable carbon sheets may be interposed between the webs. As illustrated, the carbon sheets may be carried upon rollers '7 at each side of the bed and fed from one side of the bed to the other between the webs by a suitable handle 8 upon the end of the rollers. A cover 6 may be pivoted at one side of the bed 6 so as to overlie the webs; this cover may be provided with an opening over that portion of the web on which it is desired to write.

Journaled also in the side plates 1. is a suitable driving shaft't) provided with an operating handle 9; on which is mounted a gear 10 meshing with a rack 11 for purposes later to be described' Means are provided for feeding the webs comprising a reciprocatory gripping member 12 adapted to grip the end of the webs and draw the same forwvard. This gripping member is mounted for movement longitudinally of the bed 6 by being attached to a sliding frame 13. sliding in guidewa-ys 1 1 on the under side of the bed. The rack member 11f is slidinglv mounted upon the sliding frame 13 by means of slots in depending flanges 13 of the frame 13 in which the headed pins in of the rack member 11 are retained. A spring 15,

attached at its two ends to a pin 1d? on the flange 13 and to .pin 14? on the rack me1n ber 11, respectively, normally holds the rack member retracted relative to the sliding frame 13. The gripping member comprises a jaw 16 fixed to the sliding member 13, and a jaw 17 which is movable with regard to the j aw 16. Attached to the rack bar 11 are spaced pins 18 and 19, and pivoted upon the sliding frame 13 is a member 20, one end 21 of which extends downwardly between the pins 18 and 19, and the other end 22 of which is adapted to bear against the under side of the movable gripping jaw 1? when the rack 11 is moved to bring the pin 19 in en agement with the arm 21.

Movement of the rack 11 forward or backward tends to move the sliding member 13 with it because of their being coupled together by the spring 15 and because the pins 14; engage the end walls of the slots in the rack member. At the beginning of the feeding stroke. while the gri tiping member 19. loosely embraces the webs, it is necessary to retard, or prevent the movement of. the sliding frame, 13, in order to cause the gripping member to take hold of the web; otherwise the gripping member might slip off the end of the webs without gripping and feedingl them. This retarding of the sliding frame, while the rack is moved, produces a relative movement of the rack and sliding frame which operates the movable jaw 17 as has been described. This retardation may be positively accomplished (see Fig. 5) by providing a catch 23 on the sliding frame 13 and a spring lat-ch 24 on the bed 6 adapted to engage said catch when the frame is in such position that the gripping member 12 may grasp the end. of the web. In order to release the spring latch and thereby permit movement of the sliding member 13 to feed the web, means are provided to release the catch as soon as the web has been grasped. by the gripping member. This may be done by providing the latch with a tripping arm 25 and by attaching to the rack member 11 a cam arm 26 so positioned that the latch 24 will be tripped only after such movement of the rack relative to the frame 13- as will operate the gripping member 12.

In. order to permit the used sheets to be taken from the web it is desirable to provide a bar above the webs against which the webs may be torn. The tea-ring off of the used sheets, however, leaves the free end ofthe web concealed beneath the tearing bar. in order to permit the gripping means to grasp the ends of the web, inthis specific embodiment of the invention, it is desirable that means be provided tolif-t thetearingbar out of the way of the grippingmea-ns as: the gripping inea-Ins approaches to grasp the ends of the web. The particular construc tion by which these results are accomplished in the .embodiment of the invention illustrated, is as follows:

Above the webs at the other end of the sheets from the guide pins 5 and separate from the feed grippers is mounted the tearing bar 27 upon arms 28 connected to the ends of a shaft 29-which may be mounted in any convenient manner, as, for example, it may be journaled in the side plates 1 so as to permit the tearing bar to move toward and from the web. Suitable springs 30 upon this shaft, bearing against the main frame, tend to rotate the shaft 29 in such a manner as to hold the tearing bar 27 normally in loose engagement with the webs. To prevent the tearing bar bearing too heavily against the webs, suitable stops 30 may be provided against which arms 28 may rest Mounted upon the sliding member 13is a cam 31, and rigidly attached to the shaft 29 is a finger ,2 so positioned relative to the shaft and the cam as to lift the tearing bar free of the sheets as the gripping member reaches its extreme position toward the bed 6. In order to prevent the ends of the webs from slipping away from the gripping member 12, it is desirable that means be provided for retaining the websin place until it is gripped by the gripping member. In the present embodiment, this mechanism is as follows: Mounted upon the cover 6 in position to be engaged by the tearing bar is a spring finger which is adapted to be pressed against the bedby the tearing ba when the latter is raised in order to clamp the webs to the bed plate 6 at the times when they might otherwise be released.

lVith machines of this character where the web bears regularly spaced symbols. such as sales formspand more partimlan'l'y when a plurality of webs are fed.- simultaneously, superimposed on each-other. there is ditli culty in keeping the symbols of the different webs in register with each other and of insuring that at the end of the feeding opera tion the symbols will appear properly positioned with regard to the carbon paper and to the portion of the bed 6 on which it is intended the writing shall take place. This may be due in part to the fact that the webs do not expand and contractuniformlv with change in atmospheric conditions. Ah adjusting of the feed-ingmechanism which properly feeds the top or visible web at one time might not satisfactorily feed the same web under different atmospheric conditions. and mi not keep the symbols of the lower webs in register with the upper. i

A practical way: of overcoming this d iflicultv is to providesome physical alteration in the paper in some fixed'relation to the printedforms. whereby: the position of" the web to bring the printed form-into-register:

may be accomplished by means for bringing the physical alteration into register. The form of physical alteration herein shown is a series of apertures or perforations or of sets of the same bearing a fixed relation to the symbols or forms on the webs. Means are provided, preferably cooperating with the feeding mechanism, to control or adjust the webs by engagement with the physical alterations in the webs, as. for example, a finger, fingers or pins adapted to enter the perforations. and serving as detents. By moving the pins toward the webs the pins may be caused to engage the apertures without disturbing the position of the web transversely to the plane thereof.

In the embodiment illustrated, there is mounted upon the underside of the bed 6 outstanding brackets 34 provided with guides 35 for adjusting or controlling fin gers, or pins 36. These guides may be in the form of U-shaped members, having outstanding ears 37 provided with aligned openings 38 in which the pins 36 are adapted tol slide. Suitable openings 39 are provided in the bed of the machine in registry with the openings 38 to permit the pins to project above the surface of the bed. The guides 35 and the openings 39 will be so positioned with respect to each other and with respect to the tearing bar 27 as to correspond with the position of the perforations in the web and the point at which it is intended that the web shall be severed. Thus they will be so positioned that the pins will be in reg istry with the perforations in the webs when the web is in position to be torn across the tearing bar.

Mounted also upon the underside of the bed 6 are outstanding brackets 40 having aligned openings 41 in which is journaled an oscillatory shaft 42 and rigidly fastened to the shaft 42 are operating arms or fingers43 positioned to engage in openings 44 in the adjusting pins 36. These openings 44 will be made of such size and shape as to permit the rotation of the shaft 42 to operate the arms. The operating pins 43 may be conveniently fastened to the shaft by means of blocks 45.

Means are provided whereby the operating of the feeding means is timed relative to that of the pins and causes the pins to be withdrawn below the level of the bed and thereby disengage from the apertures just before the commencement of the feeding, stroke of the feeding mechanism and to remain below the level thereof till the feed ing stroke is completed and thereupon to rise above the level of the bed to engage the perforations in the webs all during the counterstroke' of the feeding mechanism until they are again withdrawn at the end of the counterstroke. i

As illustrated, there is provided upon the shaft 42 an operating arm 46 provided with an operating finger 47 and attached to the rack member and reciprocal therewith in a rectilinear path is a cam member 48 having a pin projecting cam 49 and a pin lowering cam 50 adapted to engage the finger 47 and operate the pins 36 thereby. In order to cause the engagement of the finger 47 by the cam 49 at the end of the feeding stroke of the machine, the inner end 51 of the cam 49 may be bent into the path of the operating finger 47 and in order to enable the operating finger to pass the end 51 at the end of the feeding stroke this portion of the cam may be made resilient, whereby, when the machine is operated, the end 5L may spring over the finger 47.

In order to cause the cam 50 to engage the operating pin 47 at the end of the coun terstroke of the machine, means are pro-v vided for causing the relative movement of the pin and cam whereby the pin is brought into the path of the cam. A convenient way of accomplishing this is to provide a coil spring 52 on the shaft 42 tending normally to rotate the shaft in position to bring the pin into the path of the cam 49. The cam 49 is of such shape as to cause the projection of the pins 36 into the path of the webs at the begining of the counterstroke of the feeding mechanism and to cause the pins to be held projected until the counterstroke is substantially completed, whereupon the pin 47 is permitted to slide off of the end of the cam 49 and to be moved by the spring 52 into the path of the cam 50. Upon the operation of the feeding stroke of the machine, the pins, if they are not already withdrawn below the level of the bed by the spring 52, will be positively forced down by the cam 50. They will then be held retracted by the spring 52 until the pin 47 again engages the end 51 of the 'cam 49. i Because the operation of the spring 52 is such as to withdraw the pins below the level of the bed and retain them withdrawn from the apertures in the webs, except when the same are held positively upwardly by the cam 49, it may be found possible under many circumstances to dispense with the cam 50, but the use of this cam is desirable as it insures the positive withdrawal of the pins, should there be any slight tendency of them to stick. Since one function of the spring 52 is to bring the cam 50 and the pin 47 into engagement, any convenient means for causing their automatic engagement may be substituted therefor, and any means forcausing the automatic engagement of the pin 47 with the end 51 may also be substituted.

In the embodiment illustrated there is mounted upon a vertical flange 53 on the cover 6", projecting fingers 54 which may till be slotted as shownin 5-5, the slots being in registry with the openings 39 in thebed 6 whereby the fingers 54 may cooperate to hold the web down on the pins 36.

For the purpose of ad'jnstably limiting the feed of the web there is provided a slidin g block 5-9 carried by ascrew 6O journaled in the sliding ;member-13. A pin 61 is mounted upon the under side of the bed 6 in the path of thesliding block 59, whereby the reciprocation of the sliding member 13 is stopped when the sliding block engages said pin. Thus by turning the screw 60 tochangethe position of the block 59, the adjustment of the feed is accomplished.

To facilitate the entry of the pins 43 through the perforations in. the web, these pins may be provided with tapered ends. Inthe operation of the devieethe pins are preferably projected through the bed while the webs are still retained by the gripping mechanism, and in this position the tapered ends enter the openings in the webs and tend by their tapered shape to move the webs to such position that the pins are centered in the perforations.

By this construction, by making the feed slightly greater than. the distance along the webs between successive perforations, the tapered ends of the pins can enter the perforations substantially centrally thereof be fore the release of the web by the gripper and then upon the releasing of the gripping mechanism, there will be a slight retrograde movement of the webs, due to the tension of thelatter while the projection of the pins through the perforations is being, completed, thus aligning the webs.

In the operation of this device, for the purpose of inserting the webs in the machine, the support 6 is swung upwardly around the, shaft 9, thereby exposing the rods3 on which the rolls of web may now be placed. The end of each web is then carried around its corresponding guide pin 5. Thexsupport 6 may now be lowered and the cover 6 thereof removed, thereby e 1- posing the support '6. The ends of the webs are now oarriedover the support-6 (the car'- bons being suitably placed between them), and threaded under the tearing bar. To permit the ready insertion of the webs, the pins 4.3 should first be lowered. Each web is then located: in turn until, its perforations are directly over the openings 422, and the pins-caused to enter said perforations in the web to retain the web in places Any extra length of web which extends beyond the tearing bar is their torn: off. The machine is now ready to. have any record desired made upon the first sheet on each of the webs.

The feeding operation for feeding the used slips or web portions out of the machine may beclivided into two parts, the feeding, forward or advanced stroke.v and the return or connterstrohe. lVith the handle 9 in its furthermost counterclockwise position, the gripping member 12 will be in its most extended position. A clockwise. rotation of the oscillatory shaft 9 by means of the arm 9 will cause the gripping member 12 to approach the ends of the web by a movement of the slid-ing memiber 13 in its guideways 14, thus making the counterstroke above referred to. lVhen the sliding member 13 has reached such a position that the cam 31 engages the arm 32, the tearing bar 27 will be raised from the bed out of the way of the grip-ping; member 12 and the gripping finger 33 will be caused to bear upon the webs to preventthel-atter slipping until the gripping member has taken hold of the webs. Upon reversing". the direction of movement of the arm 9 to make thefeeding stroke, the rack bar 1 1 is moved longitudinally away from the bed of'the machine by means of the shaft 9 and gear The sliding member 13 is constrained from movement by the latch producing a relativezmo-vement between the ra ck bar 11 and the sliding member 13.

This movement of the rack 11 relative to the sliding, bar lilcanses thepin 19 to engage the arm 21 to clamp the movable gripping arm 17 against the'stationary gripping arm ht with the Webs: therebetween. hen the rack bar has reached the position relative to the sliding member 1'3 where the cam 26 raises the arm towel-ease the latch 24, the sliding member 13 moved longitudinally to the bed 36 with the rack ba r 1E1. At this time the frame 13 is held retraetcd relative to the rack bar 11 in spite of the tension on the sprin g, 15, because of the pull of the web backward upon the gripperhead. Owing to this fact, and to the fact that the rack bar is held extended by the gear 10, there is prevented that relative movement of the frame 13 and of therack bar 11, which would permit the releasing of the web. The hold of the grip-per on the web is thus maintained so longasthe handle 9 is pressed forward.

During the early portion of the sliding movement of'the sliding member 13 the cam 31 passes out of engagement with the arm 32, whereby the'arms 28 are rotated by their springs 30 to release the gripping 11111133 and bring-thetearing bar 27 in loose engage-- ment with the webs. A. further movement of the ope-rating arm 9 causes a cor feeding of the webs with the gri 12 nntil'the forward. movement of the feed comes to a stop.

Just before the feed has been brought to-a stop, the end 51 of-the cam 49' will come into contact with and spring over the pin 4'? of the opera-ting.arm 46L Thereuponi reverse, or retractive movement of the rack for a slight distance will, cause the portion. 51 of the cam 49 towdepress the pin 47, and thus cause the projection of the controlling pins 36 through the bed; and because of the relative movement between the rack bar ll and the sliding carriage 13, the pin 18 will cause a simultaneous release of the gripping member When the spring 15 is used, this slight reverse movement of the rack member is accomplished auton'latically as soon as the handle 9" is released. i

When the reverse movement of the rack bar has been continued sulliciently to release the web from the gripping member, the end sales slip of the web may be torn off along the tearing bar 27, and the machine will be ready for the next operation. As the gripping member is carried backward toward the bed at the beginning of the next counterstroke of the feeding mechanism, that is. as the gripping member is being set for the next successive feed stroke, the pins will be positively held in their projected position through the bed by the cam L9 until the counterstroke is complete and the webs are retained in place by the spring linger 33.

By this construction it will be evident that when the cover (5 is turned back to expose the support to enable the webs to be placed thereon, the guides L8 and the spring clamp are also out of the way of the webs. These are again placed in operative position by the placing of the cover (3 over the webs.

Thus by the above construction are accomplished, among others, the objects hereinbefore set forth.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely dilierent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all of the generic and spccilic features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention, which. as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I. claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, means for feeding webs a definite amount relative to the support, means for engaging the webs for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support, and means for projecting the engaging means into the path of the webs after the feeding is completed and for positively retaining the engaging means projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding operation.

2. A device of the cha 'acter described comprising, in combination, a web support, means for feeding a web a definite amount relative to the support, means for engaging the web for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support, comprising pins adapted to enter perforations in the web, and means for projecting the pins into the path of the web, after the feeding is completed and for positively retaining the pins projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding operation.

A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, means for feeding webs a definite amount relative to the support, means for engaging the webs for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support, comprising pins adapted to enter into perforations in the web, and means comprising a rectilinearly reciprocatory cam for projecting the engaging means into the path of the web after the feeding is completed and for positively retaining the pins projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding operation.

4-. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, means for feeding webs a definite amount relative to the support, comprising a member for gripping and releasing the webs, means for engaging the webs for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support comprising pins adapted to enter perforations in the webs, and means for projecting the pins into the path of the webs whilethe gripping means releases the webs and for positively retaining the pins projected until the feeding means is ready for the next feeding operation.

5. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, means for feeding webs a definite amount relative to the support, comprising a reciprocatory member adapted to be moved in the direction of the feed having a member for gripping the web, means to reciprocate said member, means for engaging the webs for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support, comprising pins adapted to enter perforations in the web, and means for projecting the pins into the path of the web after the feeding is completed and for positively retaining the pins projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding ope "at-ion, said projecting and retaining means comprising a cam operatively connected to the reciprocatory member. I

6. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached adapted to be reciproeated for feeding webs, means to reciprocate said member, pins mounted on the support adapted to be projected into the path ofthe webs and be withdrawn therefrom, a cam on the reci-rocating member, and a finger operative y connected to the pins and lying in the path of the cam, saidcam being adapted to project the pins into the path of the webs after the gripper has completed its reciprocation to feedthe webs and to hold the pins projected while the gripper is brought to the other end of its travel.

7. A device of the character described comprising, in. combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached adapted to be reciprocated for feeding the webs, means to reciprocate said member, pins mounted on the support, adapted to be projected into the path of the webs and to be withdrawn therefrom, a shaft having arms for operating the pins, a cam on the reciprocating member, a finger mounted on the'shaft lying in the path of the can], said cam being adapted to rock the shaft by engagement with the linger and thereby'project the pins into the path of the webs after the gripper has completed its reciprocation to feed the webs and to hold the pins projected while the gripper is brought to the other end of the travel.

8. A device; of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a grippen'a member-to which said gripper is attached, adaptedto be reciprocated for feedingthe web, comprising a part movable relative to said member, means to reciprocate said member, pins mounted on the sup port adapted to be projected into the path ofthe webs andto be withdrawn therefrom, a cam on a relatively movable part of the reciprocating member, and a finger operativelyconneted to the pins and lying in the path of thecam, said cam being adapted to project the pins into the path of the webs after the gripper has completed its reciprocation to feed the web, and to holdthe pins projectedwvhile the gripper is bii'ought to the other end of its travel.

9.. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web. support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, adapted to be reciprocated for feeding the webs, comprising a partmovable relative to said member, means to reciprocate said member, means for causing the releaseof the gripper by themovement of said part, pins mounted on the support adapted to beprojected into the path of the webs and to be Withdrawn therefrom a cam on the relatively movable part, and a finger operatively connected to the pins and lying in the path ofuthe, cam said cam being adapted to project the pins into the path of the webs, after the gripper has completed its reciprocation to feed the web and while the gripper is being released and to hold the pins projected while the gripper is brought to the other end of its travel.

10. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, adapted to be reciprooated for feeding the webs, comprising a part movable relative to said member, means to reciprocate said member, means operated by retraction of said relatively movable part for releasing the gripper, pins mounted on the support adapted to be projected into the path of the webs and to'be withdrawn therefrom, a cam mounted on the relatively movable part, a finger OPGI'EltlXQlN connected with the pins and lying in the path of the cam, said cam being adapted to project the pins into the path ofthe webs after the gripper has completed its reciprocation to feed the web and to hold the pins projected while the gripper is brought to the other end of its travel and means for retracting said relatively movable part to cause the projection of the pins and the release of the gripper, automatically at the end of the feeding stroke.

l1, A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, means for feeding Webs a definite amount relative to the support, means forengaging the webs for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relativeto the support, means for withdrawing the engaging means out of the path of the webs before the feeding is started and spring means for retaining the engaging means withdrawn until the feeding is completed.

12. A device of the character described comprisin in combination, a web support, means for feeding webs definite amount relative to the support, means comprising pins adapted; to enter perforations in the web, for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support. means for withdrawing the pins out of the path of the web before the feeding is started and spring means for retaining the pins wvdtlnlrawh un til the feeding is completed.

13. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, adapted to bereciprocated for feeding the webs, means to reciprocatesaid member, pins mounted on the support, adapted to be projected into the path of the websand be withdrawn therefrom, a. cam on the reciprocating member, and a finger operatively connected to the pins and lying in the path of the, cam, said cams being adapted to with draw the pins out of thepath of the webs before the gripper has commenced its advance movement to feed the webs and to hold the a mu pins withdrawn until the gripper is brought to the other end of its travel.

it. A device of the character described comprising, in combination a web support, a gripper, a member adapted to be reciprocated to which said gripper is attached for feeding the webs, means to reciprocate said member, pins adapted to be projected into the paths of the webs and to be withdrawn therefrom, a cam on the reciprocating member, a shaft, operating arms on said shaft con nected to the pin, an arm on said shaft carrying a finger in the path of the cam, said cam being adapted to withdraw the pins out the path of the web before the gripper has commenced its reciprocation to feed the web and to hold the pins withdrawn until the gripper is brought to the other end of its travel.

15. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, adapted to be reciprocated for feeding th web, having a relatively movable part, means to reciprocate said member, pins adapted to be projected into the path of the webs and be withdrawn therefrom, a cam on the relatively movable part and a finger operatively connected to the pin and lying in the path of the cam, said cam being adapted to withdraw the pins out of the paths of the webs before the gripper has commenced its reciprocation to feed the webs and to hold the pins withdrawn until the gripper is brought to the other end of its travel and means for retracting said relatively movable part and thereby projecting the pins after the feeding stroke is completed.

16. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, adapted to be reciprocated for feeding the web, having a relatively movable part, means operated by the movement of said relatively movable part for actuating the gripper. pins adapted to be projected into the path of the webs and be withdrawn therefrom, a cam on the relatively movable part and a finger operatively connected to the pin and lying in the path of the cam, said cam being adapted to Withdraw the pins out of the paths of the webs before the gripper has commenced its reciprocation to feed the webs and to hold the pins withdrawn until the gripper is brought to the other end of its travel and means for retracting said relatively movable part and thereby projecting the pins as the gripper is released.

17. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, means for feeding web-s a definite amount relative to the support, means for engaging the webs for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support, and

means for withdrawing the engaging means out of the path of the web before the web is moved by the feeding means and retaining it out of engagement until the feeding is com pleted, and for projecting it into the path of the webs after the feeding is completed and positively retaining it projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding operation.

18. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, means for feeding webs a definite amount relative to the support, means comprising pins adapted to enter into the perforations in the web for engaging the webs for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support, and means for withdrawing the pins out of the path of the web before the web is moved by the feeding means and retaining them out of engagement until the feeding is completed, and for projecting the pins into the path of the webs after the feeding is completed and positively retaining the pins projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding operation.

19. A device of the chancter described comprising, in combination, a Web support, means for feeding webs a definite amount relative to the support, means comprising pins adapted to enter into the perforations in the web for engaging the webs for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support, and means comprising a cam for withdraiwng the pins out of the path of the web before the web is moved by the feeding means and retaining them out of engagement until the feeding is completed, and for projecting the pins into the path of the webs after the feeding is completed and positively retaining the pins projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding operation.

20. A device of the character described, comprising in combination, a web support. means including a gripper adapted to be gripped and released for feeding the web a definite amount relative to the support, means comprising pins adapted to enter perforations in the web for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support and means for withdrawing the pins out of the path of the web before the web is gripped and retaining them out of engagement until the feeding is completed and for projecting the pins into the path of the web as the web is released and positively retaining the pins projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding operation.

21 A device of the character described comprising, means adapted to be reciprocated in the direction of feed including a gripper adapted to be gripped and means to reciprocate said gripper released for feediugthe web a definite amount relative to the support, means in combination, a web support,

comprising pins adapted to enter perforations in the web for adjusting the position of a portion thereof relative to the support and means comprising a cam operatively connect.- ed to the reciprocating member for withdrawing the pins outof the path of the web before the web is gripped and retaining them out of engagement until the feeding is completed and for projecting the pins into the path of the web as the Web i-sreleased and positively retaining the pins projected while setting the feeding means for the next feeding operation,

22. A device of the character described C(MTlPI'lSlR in combination, a web support, a

gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, adapted to be reciprocated for feeding the webs, meanstoreciprocate said member, pins mounted on the support, adapted to be projected into the path of the webs and be withdrawn therefrom, acam on the reciprocating member, and a finger operatively connected to the pins andlying in the path of the cam, said cam being adapted to cooperate to withdraw the pins out of the path of the webs before the gripper has commenced its reciprocation to feed the webs, to project the pins into the path of the webs after the feeding is stopped and re tain the pins projected while setting the gripper for its next successive feed stroke. 7 23, A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, adapted to be reciprocated f" feeding the web, means to reciprocate said member, pins adapted to be projected into the path of the web and to be withdrawn therefrom, a cam on the reciprocating membor a finger lying in'the path of the cam, means for operatively connecting the pins to the linger comprising a shaft having operating arms connected to the pins andan arm carrying the finger whereby moving the tinr by the cam causes the rotation of the sl aft to operate the pins, said cam being illfiil'plled to cooperate to withdraw the pins out of the path of the web before the gripper has commenced its reciprocation to feed the web, to project the pins into the path of the web, afterthe feeding'has stopped-and retain the pins projected while setting the gripper for its next successive feed stroke.

24. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, having a relatively movable part, said member being adapted to be reciprocated for feeding the web, means'to reciprocate said member, pins adapted to be projected into thepath of the web and to be withdrawn therefrom, a cam on the relatively movable part, and a finger operatively connected to the pins and lying in the pat of the cam, said cam being adapted to cooperate to draw the pins out of the paths of the web before the gripper has com me-nc d: its reciprocation to-feed the web, to pro t the pins into the paths of the web after the feedingis stopped and retain the pins'projected while setting the gripper for the next successive feedstroke and means for retracting the relatively movable part to cause the cam to operate the pins.

25. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripper, a member to which said gripper is attached, having arelatively movable part, means for operating said gripper by the movementof-said part, said member being adapted to be reciprocated for feeding the web, means to reciprocate said member, pins adapted to be projected into the path of the web and to be withdrawn therefrom, a cam on the relatively movable part, and a finger operatively connected to the pins and lying in the path of the cam, said cam being adapted to'cooperate to draw the pins out of the paths of the web before the gripper has commenced its reciprocation to feedthe web, to project the pins into the paths; of the web'after the feeding is stopped and retain the pins projected while resetting the grip per to feed and means for retracting the relatively movable part to cause the calm to operate the pins.

26. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a web support, a gripperga member to which said gripper is attached, having arelatively movable part, means for operating said gripper by the movement of said part, saidx member being adapted to be reciprocated for feeding the web, means to reciprocate said'member, pins adapted to be projected into the path of the web and to be Withdrawn-therefrom, a cam on the relatively movable part, and a finger operatively connected to the pins and lying in the path of the cam; said cam being adapted to cooperate to draw the pins out of the paths of the webbefore the gripper has commenced its reciprocation to feed the web, to project the pins into the paths of the web after the feeding'is stopped and retain the pins projected while resetting the gripper to feed, and means comprising a spring forretracting the relatively movable part to cause the cam to operate the pins.

27. A device ofthe character described comprising, in combination, means adapted to advance a Web at intervals comprising a reciprocatory gripper, a Web controlling finger, and means whereby said finger is moved into and out of engagement with an aperture in the web between the intervals of advance of the web, comprising devices to effect disengagement of the finger from the aperture before reverse movement of the gripper to initial web advancing position is completed.

28. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, a reciprocatory gripper adapted to advance a web at intervals, a web controlling finger, means whereby said finger is moved into and out of engagement with an aperture in the web between the intervals of advance of the web comprising a reciprocatory cam to move said finger in one direction, a spring adapted to oppose said last-mentioned movement and tending to move said finger in the opposite direction, and a reciprocatory cam adapted to assist the movement of said finger in the direction indicated by said spring.

29. In an autographic register, in combination, a reciprocatory gripper adapted to advance a web at intervals, a tearing bar separate from said gripper movable toward and from the web, and a web retaining finger adapted to be pressed against the web by movement of said tearing bar from the web, said finger being mounted on the register independentlv of said tearing bar.

30. In an autographic register, in combi nation, a reciprocatory gripper adapted to advance a web at intervals, a tearing bar separate from said gripper movable toward and from the web, a movable cover adapted to overlie said web, and a web retaining finger carried by said cover and adapted to be pressed against said web by outward movement of said tearing bar.

31. In an autographic register, in combination, a reciprocatory gripper adapted to advance a web at intervals, a tearing bar separate from said gripper movable toward and from the web, a pivoted cover adapted to overlie said web, and a spring finger carried by said cover adapted to lie in the path of said tearing bar when said cover is in covering position.

32. In an autographic register, in combination, a web support, or bed, a reciprocatory gripper adapted to advance one or more webs along said bed, a web controlling finger, means adapted to project said finger across the path of said web and withdraw the same from said path, a tearing bar separate from said gripper movable toward and from said bed, a cover movable into and out of position overlying the web, and a web retaining finger carried by said cover adapted to lie in the path of said tearing bar when the cover is in overlying position.

33. In an autographic register, in combination, a web support, or bed, a reciprocatory gripper adapted to advance one or more webs along said bed, a web controlling finger, means adapted to project said finger across the path of said web and withdraw the same from said path, a tearing bar separate from said gripper movable toward and from said bed, a cover movable into and out of position overlying the web, a web retaining finger carried by said cover adapted to lie in the path of said tearing bar when the cover is in overlying position, and a slotted finger on said cover adapted to engage said web controlling finger.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature,

- in the presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS F. HAGEMANN. Witnesses W. H. HOUSTON, P. V. KELLER. 

